Remote monitoring of factory automation users

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-11-01
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC
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[0009]It is possible to obtain the identifiable information from a message provided by an embedded mechanism, which is embedded in the product and capable of providing the

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However, it is not as easy to keep track of a factory automation device from the outside of that local area network system.
It is even more difficult to monitor a factory automation product that does not have a MAC address or other address accessible via a communications network.
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[0026]The system 1 for monitoring a factory automation product 10, according to the present invention, is shown in FIG. 1. The factory automation product 10 is installed at an installation site, the address of which is denoted by reference numeral 20, wherein the installation site address 20 can be obtained by a device 50, which is capable of generating a message 102 containing the installation site address 20 and sending the message 102 over a communications network 100. The factory automation product 10 can be a software program or a piece of hardware such as a programmable logic controller (PLC), a frequency drive, a host computer or other automation device. It is preferred that the factory automation product 10 can be associated with identifiable information 30 such as a product number 32, a serial number 34, a MAC address 36, or a product version 38, as shown in FIG. 3. It is preferred that the message 102 also contains the identifiable information associated with the factory a...

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A method and system for monitoring a factory automation product via a communications network. The factory automation product is installed at an installation site having an installation site address and includes identifiable information such as a product number, a version number, a serial number and a MAC address. By obtaining the installation site address and the identifiable information, it is possible to associate the installation site address to the factory automation product based on the identifiable information. Based on the installation site address, it is possible to determine whether the factory automation product is used in violation of licenses.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to a method and system for monitoring users of factory automation products and, in particular, to such monitoring over the Internet and the like.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]A local area network system, such as the Ethernet, can be used for industrial control applications. Such a network system can be used to enable programmable controllers, host computers, control devices, such as adjustable frequency drives, and other automation devices to communicate through the production areas of an industrial plant. The devices connected together in such a communication link are generally referred to as “nodes”. Each node has a unique Media Access Control (MAC) address as an identifier of the node to allow messages from one node to be sent to another. In an automated factory where a plurality of automation devices are used to perform a variety of intended functions, each automation device has a controller, such as a progra...

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IPC IPC(8): G05B19/042G05B19/04G06F21/00H04L12/26
CPCG05B19/0423G06F21/10G05B2219/21028G05B2219/21029G05B2219/34038G06F2221/2101G06F2221/2111G06F2221/2117
Inventor MARBACH, ALAINBAKER, RICHARD A.
Owner SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC
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